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# General Information:
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Yahweh is speaking.
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# They are like a slack bow
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That is, a bow that has no bowstring, or that has no tension. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# because of the insolence of their tongues
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Here "tongue" refers to what the officials say. Alternate translation: "because they insult me" or "because they curse me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# This will become their mockery in the land of Egypt
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The abstract noun "mockery" can be stated as an action. Alternate translation: "This is why people in Egypt will mock and laugh at Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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